‘Child predator’ sentenced to 20 years in prison

BALLSTON SPA >> A village man will spend the next two decades of his life behind bars for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl and sending another teenager explicit pictures of himself.

Yvon J. Gregoire, 36, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in state prison and 14 years of post-release supervision for first-degree criminal sexual act and disseminating indecent material to a minor, both felonies he pleaded guilty to in January.

Gregoire allegedly sexually abused the child in 2008. Years later, the victim came forward when he was the subject of an investigation into illicit photos he sent to another young girl, this one a teenager.

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“This defendant is the textbook definition of a child predator who deserves to be in prison for the rest of his life,” Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III said in a statement. “I am pleased that ADA Jennifer Buckley and Investigator Deyette were able to secure a conviction to a B violent felony and 20 years in prison. Ms. Buckley read the two statements of the victims of the crime which detailed the devastating consequences that the defendant’s abuse had on their lives.”